Educational Assessment

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of the multidimensional nature of measurement and evaluation in education. It focuses on the construction and implementation of various tools for formal and informal assessment. Students develop their questioning techniques, tests, and other forms of content assessment. The consequences of poor assessment are identified along with strategies for obtaining valid and reliable assessment for sound classroom decision-making. Included are standardized tests used in K-12 settings (e.g., ESPA, GEPA, HSPT and SAT), research on testing, the use of test results in decision-making/teaching goals, and communication of results to stakeholders.